Parental paychecks.

My boys have always enjoyed cooking with me. I have daily “cooking buddies”. The kids take turns (with the help of a wheel that keeps track of whose turn it is) helping me prepare dinner. There is much weeping, gnashing of teeth and rending of hair when someone’s turn is missed or Mom exerts executive privilege on a meal (no deep frying with small fry, if you know what I mean…)

Lately, however, they’ve been wanting to do their own kitchen projects. On my birthday last week my eldest snuck into the kitchen (and that takes some doing- he’s not a subtle kid.) He quietly prepared this as an “afternoon refresher” for me. Look at his plating! He takes after his Mama.

Mama’s birthday iced coffee with fancy plating by Liam.

My second-born, Aidan, caught wind of what was going on and did not want to be left out of the “doing something for Mom’s birthday” trend and banished me to the porch. In short order he presented me with this masterpiece. How about that interplay of flavors and textures? What a guy!

This was a very sweet post. I am childless, and will likely remain so (though you never know), but good parenting stories always make my heart swell and put a smile on my face. Those boys are lucky, and so are you.

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